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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:04 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 623 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF155 |
| MSN: | IC-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edenkoben, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, UK |
Coned by searchlights, shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans-Georg Birkenstock of the Stab I./NJG 6, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Takeoff time: 17:20
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF155
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF155
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2018 18:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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